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Alive Foodbank

Alive Foodbank is a registered charity (number 1198585) based in Thornton Heath, governed by 5 trustees. Latest income £27k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 5 trustees
  • Income £27k (2024)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Where
Croydon
Website
www.mershamroad.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2022

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2024£27k£25k
  • 2023£5k£3k
  • 2022£3k£4k

Income trend, 2022 to 2024.

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN CROYDON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD, ESSENTIAL TOILETRIES, AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED AND/OR FOR DISTRIBUTION BY CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.B) SUCH OTHER MEANS, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT OR SIGNPOSTING TO RELEVANT INFORMATION AND OTHER ADVISORY SERVICES.

Grants received

1 grant · £18,250 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £18,250

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £18,2502024-04-11
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

5 trustees on the board

2.8y median 4y
average tenure
4y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
3.3y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

Portfolio (1)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 5Disability 4Education/training 1Overseas Aid/famine Relief 1

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 3 years.
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£27k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2023 and 2024

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1198585
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 12 Apr 2022
Contact on the register
07949489075 · tillymercy@yahoo.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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